The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-30 00:00:00

NARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The prospectus of the Eastern Exchange Bank (Limited) of Liverpool will be found in another , column of The S un . Th e com p a ny, which is brought forward under the most encouraging aus pices, is formed to supply a want which has long been felt, and its value will at once be recognised. The capital is set down at £2,000,000 in 100,000 shares at £2O each, with a first issue of 50,000 Shares. One very important circumstance is that a great portion of the capital has already been sub scribed, and when the operations of the company became thoroughly known the rest will immedi ately follow. Liverpool, it will be at once admitted, enjoys an immense export and import trade, and through this most important port most of the manu factures of Lancashire and Yorkshire pass, and in this great emporium of trade not one bank at pre- Sent exists connected with the Mediterranean, the East Indies, China,•and Australia. In London the reverse is the case, and consequently every facility exists in the metropolis for exchange transactions. To su pply this long existing want the Eastern Exchange Birak has been started, and as the direc tors are all first-rate men of business, success must result to the new undertaking. The headquarters of the bank of course will be in Liverpool, but branches will be immediately formed in Alexandria, Bombay, Calcutta, China, and Australia, and others will follow es the business of the company is deve loped. In addition to this arrangements will be made for London business by the organisation of a first-class banking agency on advantageous terms. Thomas i\l'Comas, Esq., of old Broad-street, City, and W. Trever Roper, Esq., director of the Com mercial Bank of India, have joined the board of directors of the Independent Fire Insurance Com pany. We learn that the capital stock of this company is being rapidly subscribed for. The European Cattle Importing Company an nounce that Mr. Samuel H. Page, of Upper Glou cester-street, has strengthened its direction. Increased stringency is apparent:in the general discount market, and quotations are rather higher, 7 per cent. being the lowest rate for even very prime Paper. The supply of Mexican dollars by the French packet Tampico were sold yesterday at ss. 211 per ounce, showing a fall of Id. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to 1765,854, and the exports to £451,205, Two o'CLocK. At Paris this morning, according to Beater's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Renter were 66f.750., securities being offered. The Stock Exchange Markets have closed amidst some confusion owing to extensive sales to close speculative engagement, Monday being a holiday, and a statement that the Conference has been broken . 11 P with other discouraging rumours. Consols have receded to 91/ for money, a nd 911 t for June. The e. New Threes and Reduced a re 89/ ; Exchequer 13 j 11 3, lie, to 4s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 10511 ; and do. 5 per Cent. Enlaced raper, 1031. An important drop has also taken place in the value of all the principal speculative Foreign Stocks, and sales to a very large extent have been pressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691; do., Consolides have declined I, to 518 52/ ; Mexican, le, to 43j 441; do., New Scrip, / to 1, OQ dis.; Greek, 11, to 23/ I; Spanish Passive, 1/, to 34/ 35 ; the Russian Scrip, 4 to 1/ 1 prem. ; the Confede rate Loan, after going up to 64 65, has reached to 62 6 4, or about 2 per cent. higher than on the Previous evening. Very little animation was apparent today in the Railwa y — Share Market, and the few dealings re ported led to no material alteration in values. Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire eac h improved about 10s. ; while Great Eastern have declined 10s., and North Stafford, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain (Liu, at barely former q untatimig_ In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares operations have been moderately active. London Joint Stock have receded to 48, Union of London to 581, Lon don and Brazilian to 501 1 ; while City Bank has improved to 133, and South Eastern to 61. Inter national Financial realise 111 I ; London Financial, 27 1; Discount Corporation, 16/; and Royal Mail Steam, 86 87. Subjoined are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertaking s :—lmperial Bank of China, 21 _ a prem.; Millwall Iron Works, 21 Prem.; Humber Iron Works, 11 2 prem,; Thames Iron Works, 21 / prem. ; City Offices, 1 8 21- prem. ; Financial Corporation, 21 I prem.; Provincial 13 anking Corporation, 11 2 ; I nternational Land Credi t , 21 d; Otago Investment, 1 1 prem. ; Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 1 1 prem.; Telegraph Construction, 1 f prem. BRITISH FUNDS -CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. . 5 Per Cent. Consols 9l/ f Ditto Account, May 5 9l/ per Cent. Reduced B9k 9 I bew 3 per Cent. B9/ I 9 Ilew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Ditt o 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 106 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth J an., 1880 -Ditto for 30 yrs expire 1885 sth April, . Ditto (Red Sea T e l e graph), Aug. 1908. 203 March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2a & 3 per Cent. 11 8 4 dis Ditto £5OO ... . ....... Di tto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct. Ditto Account. — INDIAN GOVERN/ABET SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 lO5 I Ditt o Account.... — Ditto 4 per Cent. , Oct. 1888 — D o Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 lo3i Ditto 5) per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditt o Debentures, 4.per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto „Aug., 1866 g die Ditt o Bonds $l, OOO 6 die Ditt o under £l, OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent ........ Ditto 41 p e r Cent., 1852-68-60 ...... 90 Ditto 1863 B7 ..:lailian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 pet Cent Colombian 6 per Cent Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Acc0unt............ Ditto Coupons Ditto A cc ount Italian 5 per Cent.(M arem mana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Acc0unt...................... 45k 43 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent .......... hew G ran ada ........................ 13/ Ditto 2 per Cent ................... 31 Ditto Deferred ...................... Ditto Land War rants (Hectares) ...... Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .......... Ditto Account .................... . • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 2 '3 Ditto Account ...................... 483 m Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid .......... p Rupsian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ........ Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .............. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .............. Q — Q . 4 Ditto 5 per Cent , 1862 .............. " Sardinian 5 per Cent .................. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent .......... Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account...... . 351 1 fSpanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. Ditto Account ...................... Swedish, 4 per Cent. .................. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 .............. Ditto Account ....... ...... Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .............. Ditto Account ...................... 693 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 .............. Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds .................. 72 Ditto 1863 .. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela 3 per Cent. .Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 5l Ditto 1/ per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond ,a, Austrian, 5 par Cent,. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 673 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money .. 91/ Ditto Account~. . SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Share ' Railways. I Paid.Crlriosoein.g Business done. 8 Si Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. •••; Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co. Bristol and Exeter ..• • Caledonian .......... Do A Cork and Bandon Cornwall A ge ts no div Do B p • been paid to P. ti II O ap =has! Dublin & Belfast June, Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.! Edinburgh Jr Glasgow. Olasg,. and S. Western. , GrentEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian sl GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Si 9 83 85 119 121 Dodo Gt. S. ant W. of Irelan., Great Western ...... Do Str Val goa. stock Lancashi:e& Yorkshire Loudon and Blaokveall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover ) Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th IVestern Shef., & Lincoln. !Maryport and Carlisle. Do I shares Metropolitan Aidland Do New........... Do Birming. Derby Nfld. Gt. W. of Irehma Do. 4 shares Nextilid ••• •~~•• Do Cray Line 'North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwici , Do, G.N.E. purcha" Do Lceda Do York Do Carlisle•••• .• •• • • North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. 1., Aber. stoc , Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welolipoo! Shropshire Union South Delon South Eastern south Wales S. York. and River DUD tain es, Wok., and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1806 Taff Vale.. DoB Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford it Kilkenny IVcat Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.6ol Neat Midland --Oxford Do Newpertl Do Hereford' 6} 7 BRITISH POSSE ihare 16 - 6 Sk 1 Railways Ytiantio t Lawrence Bom.,Baroda 4 L.Centln 2 Gu. kper cent... • Do. New Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laae Huron .... Do. freferance .... • • Buflalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. Ws. Aug. 1, 1572 Do. do. July 1, 187:'‘ Do. do. June 1, 1575 Clcutta• Eastn. (Liu: , Cape Town t: Dock Seri} Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. b;ast Indian. gu. 5 p. 0. L Do. do. G . rDo. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred-- • Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred......l Do. 3d net stock ... Do. do. deferred......' Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt. India Penin.gua.sP.o Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1882 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. o 1 Canada Shares Do. New . . Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. If p. o. Extension Dc. 4h do ...... • • Do. Fifth Extension. 3lelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Helix & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. &lortg. Bds Newßr nuswicit a Ganda Class A and 11 N.lLl.C'dal pc Ist pi bda Soinde ..... : 1 Do. ..... -144 Do. d 0..... . ..•• 1 Do. Paajaub Do. Do. •. Do. indus.St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOVERis .""4".61).c.J:i.J003 1877-A Do. 6 p. C. Feb ,t A Lig. Do. d p. o.Mar..t Sept. Do. 5 p. o. Jan.&July. .i)o. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.Licpe, 6p 0,1873 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 Do. 189( Do. Jan.& July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c .rilat.trittus 6 per cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov. 6p.c.Ja..saul) Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oot. ;N - . S.W. Gov. 5 p 1,18 o( Du. 5 p. c.,lBei to 1,171 Do. d0.,1888 ,tupwclf. ;New Zealand 6 p cent. 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c steriing, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6 p. o Aus G6p.c.1878.& up Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.,t,July Do. to C V.C. A0..t00t.. Paid. all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 35 37 16 17 89 91 10 t Ic6 97i 48 6i 7} 120 13) 1364 :31 131 1.'3 91 93 e4l 65k 110; 1101 66 67 102 104 42 43 110 f 111 t 8 00 51 55 1131 1141 1301 1311 100 1(2 51.3 d2i 243 '45) 101 1011 564 674 804 904 128 131 14 2b p 77 79 tut 111 121 123 39 40 64 66 33 35 90j 91 1 103 105 8 9 16} 37i 96 10 8 Bi 165 17J 5 7 I 3 t - -r - - 96 93 ;SIONS. Closing Price. 59 61 102 103 p 6} P 84 94 77 82 77 88 77 82 ICO 102 OP 101 104 105 IC4 105 1p 20 6 201 1 - P 71 13 61 63 61 63 51 63 48 50 40 f 2 204 274 23 c 6 103 104 102 103 101 10i 101 19 94 95 83 85 1011 1024 95 97 90 9t 58 60 all 100 (100 I 100 all 100 100 $ 5 82 14 102} 103 i 101 101, P 101 104 - - 95 97 MENT SECURITIES. 103 105 102 104 102 104 93 82 89 11 106 108 107 109 ILB 110 110 112 105 107 106 108 Lt 6 1 0 8 102 104 991 1001 99 1 gra 001 104 10! 111 104 106 100 100 100 100 100 110 112 ..... - 1 108 109 1 .... UO. 10 0 v., A,,,,,....,,, ... ' ___ -- - BRITISH MINES. 2 eambrian Consol. Gold 1 f Id Glitrord Amalgamated 30 32 Devon G-. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 550 660 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 65 68 d East Clogau Gold Ltd. !East Caradort 1.14.0 30 31 , , East Cam Brea. i 3.4.0 61 7 'E. s,NT'lltussel (Tavistk )' 8 13.0, 3/ 44 ---IGam.&StAubyn(Gweu ; 984 1 7 'Great South Tolgus 17s 2k 34 IG. Wheal Vor (Heaton, 40 34 36 35! !Cirenville ,116. t 10 101 i Her d's-Foot 8.12 06 38 Ili ingston Downs , 4.18.0 31 4 Lady Bertha ! g. 8.6 / A I Margaret (Guy Lehtut I sit 18 26 IMarke Valley.. 4 I.llyndy Iron Ore (Lim ' 21 1/ 4 d New Setun lO2 B.i 95 • North Downs 2l 14 it N.Wli'l Bassetallo4an 3.1.0 It 24 North Wheal Crafty l'ar Consols (St. Blaze), 2) , l'invidenoe(Uny Lelnt., 10.0 7 41 43 South Caradon(StCleer, 14 450 470 !S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — B.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 40 50 !Stray Park 30.17.6 31 83 i rarnarSilv.ez Lead Min — 9 38 fin Croit l9 West Basset (Illogan) l4 9 10 WC, radon (Liskeard, 5 19 21 West Seto3 , 474 20 110 lA. het).l Basset (11loganl 54 90 95 —. Wheal Bulleratedruth) 10 35 40 11'lleal Kitty (I.7.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLadcott Wheal MaryAnn;:den ) 8 114 124 Wheal Seton Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 26 24 I Wheal Union 1 3.17 2 24 —_-- PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 41 per cent. lA, i 9 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bastol and Birm., 6 per cent., 1351 FOREIGN RAILWAY S. Bahia and San Francisco (Urn.) gua. 7 per cent, lei Belgian Eastern Junction, 14 Great Luxembourg, ioa Ittoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 11 Recite and San Francisco (limo, gua. 7per cent., 161 San Paulo P . n.), gun. 7 per cent., 19} FOREIGN MINES. Anglo• Brazilian Gold, limited, Cape Copper, lien.. 12U St. John del Rey (1im.),117 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, 1im.,131 I BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 148 &Mance C6l 71 6 Anglo Austrian, 7/ 7 Anglo-Italian, limited, 61 1 Australasia, 75 Bank of utago, lim., 41 1 British and Californian, 1im.,!6; Chartered ger. of India, London, and China, 70 City, 133 Consolidated Bank, lira., 11 East London, lim., 81 English and Irish, lira., 17/ European Bank, lira., 14 131 Llindustan, china, and Japan (11.m.),:851 Imperial Bank (Inn.), 43 1 Imperial Ottoman, 21i 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um. 61 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 20 ; London and Brazilian aim.), 59i London and Colonial 151_1 London Joint Stock, 50 491 48 London and - Northern, lim., 241 4 London and South African, 27t Merchant Bank, lim., 22 illetropolitan and Provincial Bank, lint, 343 3 Mexican, lim., 61 National Provincial of England, 155 Ditto. new, 45 New South Wales, 57 Oriental Ban): Corporation. 67i Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, Um., 113 1 South Eastern, lim., 6 Standard of British South Africa, (lime), 33k Union of Lonr,ion, 59 MISCELLANEOUS. C,r`l,l it Foncier, l llol St Discount Corporation, 16 Electric Telegraph, 102 Financial Corporation, 4 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 91- Hudson's Bay, l9:1 Imperial Financial, lim., 101 International Financial Society, lira., 11 ; Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,, S Joint Stock .Discount, lim., 71 London Financial Association, lim., 271 Madras Irrigation and Canal, 21 Ditto, new, 161 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim., 21 National Discount Company, lim., North British and Mercantile lusuruce, lim,, 20 Ottoman Financial Association, lira., 5i Royal Mail Steam,SG 7 Trust and Agency Australasia, lira., 1; Universal Marine. Insurance, 13.14.! ;CU& 12.10 47f I} 1201 1361 111 osi 61 1101 5! i 1141 13i 1301 511 1011 1 901 8 Business done 1(3 211 101 I i TDB SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE -April 28, COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) KNOX V. SMEB. ' The hearing of this case, which was adjourned on Satur day last, when the evidence for the plaintiff was concluded, was resumed to-day. It will be remembered that the suit was instituted by the plaintiff, a minister in the Catholic Church, and a member of the Oratory at Brompton, to establish the validity of the will of the late Rev. Mr. Hutchinson, a convert to the Catholic Church, and also a member of ..he Oratory, which was disputed by Dr. Alfred Smee, his brother in-law, on the ground of incapacity, undue influence, and control. Dr. Deane opened the defendant's case. He said he had no objection to the general history given by caunsel on the other side of the life and career of the deceased, but there were vine circumstances which had not been developed. In the that place it appeared that the deceased had been in the office of a convey ancer. He then went to Cambridge, and removed from Magdalen Hall to Trinity College, which showed at least a vacillation in his mind. The learned counsel then read a letter addressed to the sister or the deceased's sister, Mrs. Smee, from Birmingham, in Dec., 1845, in which he said he met Dr. Since, whom he felt compelled to " cut " in consequence of his persistently following him, and endeavouring to prevent his entering the Catholic Church, and he said it was useless for him to "dog" his footsteps. He also stated that he wit nessed the deathbeds of two Catholics, and in the one case extreme unction was administered, which tended to confirm his sentiments in favour of the Catholic Church. He alluded also to the Sisters of Mercy, and the reverential de portment of the Catholic children in schools to their clergy. men, and described the ceremanies of the Catholics as beautiful and affecting. The letter referred to the defendant in terms of dislike for having "bored him with burr-like obsti nacy," The learned doctor then proceeded to deal with the pleas, and laid,with regard to the plea of non-cxecution,,it was merely a formal one, but on the present occasion there was sufficient to justify that plea in the case before the court. There was beyond all doubt an erasure, and the codicil was nciiher iu the hand of the deceased or a lawyer, and so there was a fair question opened as to how the codicil was drawn, But, under all the circumstances of the case, he could not contend that the will and codicil had not been duly executed. On the plea of incapacity, there appeared un mistakable evidence that it was thought reasonable to have medical testimony of the state of mind of testator ready at hand. Now that evidence was curious and contradictory, as medical evidence always was. Dr. Tegart, who saw the testator on his complaining of illness, said he complained of pressure near the top of the spine, but not affecting the brain. The most important point of that gentleman's evi dence was that he was of opinion that there was extensive derangement of the nervous system. The late Dr. Todd also saw him in company with Dr. Barkley, and he was of opinion that he was then suffering from paralysis, in consequence of a tumour at the base of the brain, which affected the whole spinal system. The evi dence given by the plaintiff with regard to the property of the deceased showed that there was great confusion in his 'lliad, and all his writing from that period showed that he had become a religious enthusiast; but in deed from 1846 it was evident that he had determined to give up everything to obedience, as that appeared to be his governing sense, and affected all his actions. That the testator's mental capacity Ras most disordered. and that he was labouring under considerable confusion of thought,was evident, because on the defendant seeing him the testator told him that he had received extreme unction, when it had been deposed to in evidence that such religious rite had never been administered. He could only say that Dr. Smee was animated but by one desire, and that was to ascertain whether his relative was in the possession of those faculties with which, in the disposal of his property, the law required. The learned counsel then called Mr. Alfred Smee, who said—l am a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and have extensive practice in medical examinations. My brother-in-law, the testator, while he was a student of Lincoln's-inn, lived with me on the most affectionate terms. In 1845 my wife received a letter from Mr. Hutchinson, from Cambridge, and I went down and talked to him relative as to his expressed intention of changing his religion. I spoke to him about it, but he refused to alter his determination. I next saw him at the bishop's house at Birmingham. 1 tried to dissuade him from his change of faith, but it was useless. At this time he said obedience was a paramount duty, and above all things. Truth he considered second to obedience. He resided, in July, 1846, at my house before he openly entered the Catholic Church, but after that his visits became less frequent. In 1857 I met him in Dolland's shop in St. Paul's Church-yard. He appeared very unwell. I asked him how he was, when he said he was going to Syria in a short time. I asked him if he was going without seeing his sister, but shortly after he called at ray house, and then I observed that he- had great difficulty in swallowing. In March, 1857, I became convinced there was organic disease of the brain. While in Syria he wrote frequently to us describing the interesting places with great minuteness. I saw him in 1860 at the Oratory. He showed me all over the building, and then I noticed another very peculiar circumstance. 1 noticed that he rolled on one side, which was a visible proof that he was then suffering in a fatal form from paralysis. Between February end Septem ber in 1860 ho ceased all visits to us, and Mrs. Smee re fused to take a continental tour until she knew the state of her brother. I went to Sydenham, but after some difficulty I learnt that ha was about to go out for a ride in a carriage. I waited about, as I was refused admission. I wished to see how he sat in the car riage. He sat, as 1 may say, all in a bunch. I watched him get out, and as ho walked up the gravel walk, he appeared in a very enfeebled state. I went up to him and asked him how he was, but he said ho could not then be troubled, as he had received extreme unction. I asked him to see his sister, and he said he could not, as the hely father was there. He appeared altogether in a stupid state. The Judge Ordinary—Did he leave you to conclude that his mind was affected. Witness—Yes. The Judge Ordinary—So fer as he spoke, he spoke sen sibly. Witness—Yes. Examination continued—There was no trouble in seeing him after October, 1861. He appeared to have undergone a thorough change. He appeared delighted at everything we did, and took pleasure in all things, but the disease seemed to have taken possession of the voluntary muscles of the body. In 1862 I saw him. He was then very ill, and he told me he must die, and that he had extreme unc tion. 1 never spoke to him about his will or his money in my life. He once wished to send my son to Eton, but I refused, and told him he ought to marry and become the head of a family. On the Sunday the testator died I went to the Oratory, and when I found my relative dead I said, as re presentative of the next of kin, I would undertake the arrangements of the funeral without there was a will. After some troublesome inquir:es on my part, I was informed there was a will, and that the Rev. Mr. Knox was the exe • tutor. Cross-examined by Mr. K arslake—l saw the testator in 1857 at Hastings. In 1858 he was again there, but although he took his meals with us he slept at an hotel, I formed my opinion that he was labouring under a fatal form of paralysis in March, 1857, but in September, 1860, I did not think he was much worse, but the symptoms under which he was suffering seemed to confirm my former opinion. I attended Mr. Hutchinson's funeral, and afterwards I publishes a correspondence in which there was a sentence that my relative's name had been altered so that his friends would not know him. I never sent a letter to the Duke of Norfolk, but I wrote a public appeal to the Duchess of Norfolk, which I published in the columns of the Morning Adver diner. Miss Sinee—l am the daughter of the last witness. I saw the testator when he returned from Syria. It was at St. Leonards. I noticed he had a difficulty in swallowing, but his voice was much altered, I didsee him .in 1859. In September, 1360, I went to visit him at St. Mary's, Syden ham. I was struck with his feeble manner. When I went into the room he was sitting in an easy chair, but on rising he had to hold by a table to steady himself. He appeared averse to all conversation. Formerly ho was very talkative. My mother attempted to draw him into conversation, but it altogether failed, as he answered merely " Yes" or " No," His eyesight was very defective, as ho mistook the bugle ornaments on m y mother's shawl for water. I saw him again in 1862. Ile visited us at our country-house at Cashalton. He seemed very much better in mind, but ho was still very feeble. He could walk but very little, and that only by staggering along, When I saw him at the Oratory he did not walk at all. Cross-examined by Mr. liarslake—My uncle came three times to Cashalton, and on each occasion ho remained the day. My brother did not return home on purpose to see my uncle. My brother returned with my uncle on two occasions of his visit, and my father returned with him the other. Dr. Erasmus "Wilson said—l was acquainted with Mr, Hutchinson, the deceased. I attended him professionally in November, 1856. He came on thet occasion to see me. Ho was then very much exhausted and debilitated. Ile was very hoarse, and spoke with greet difficulty. I found the cause was paralysis. Oneohalf of the tongue was smaller than the other, and when he put it out it was drawn on one bide by the muscles of the second half. There was loss of control over the tongue that was evidence of paralysis which must have been quite recent. The exterior of the mouth was not affected. I saw him frequently in 1856-7, during which time the disease got rapidly worse. I re commended him to abstain from mental anxiety, and to seek a more genial climate than England. I sa ,v him on his return, Ile was better in health, but the paralysis had increased. I referred the paralysis to the exertions he had undergone. It is perfectly possible that a person may suffer from paralysis without its affecting the brain, but, on the other hand, the whole nervous system might be affected, including the brain. That which I saw in 1858 might have been the beginning of that which Miss Smee described in her evidence. There is nothing inconsistent with the disease under which he was labour ing the fact of his walking nix or sae miles. n Dr, Bennett said—l am a physician, residing at Fins bury-square. I have had much experience in paralysis. I have heard Mr. Smee's evidence with respect to the state of the testator at Sydenham, and I am of opinion there was disease of the nervous system. Judging from Mr. Smee's evidence, the disease under which Mr. Hutchinson was suffering was one affecting the base of the brain, which would tend to impair the mind more or less. The Judge Ordinary—lt was net such as would render a person incapable or incompetent. Witness—No. This being the evidence for the defence, Dr. Deane summed up the case on the part of the defen dant, and contended that ho had (roved that in July and August Mr. Hutchinson was not iL a fit state of mind to execute his will. The Judge Ordinary said he did not think it would he necessary to hear the counsel for the plaintiff in reply. The case presented by the plaintiff was a strong one, and he had forborne to express any spiuion until he had heard the evidence; but, having heard it, he felt no ono could doubt what the decision of the Court would be. He therefore pronounced unhesitatingly in favour of the validity of the wiil. He could not but express his regret at the litigati,n ; but it appeared that Mr. Smeo had been animated only by esteem for his relative, and not in the slightest measure to obtain personal advantage for himself or his relatives. Mr Hutchinson, he felt, had disposed of his property as he desired, and there was a total absence of proof that the slightest pressure was placed on the testator by any person resident within the Oratory. The medical gentlemen who had been called upon to give evidence during the case had all acted with that candour which was to be expeott;cl from persons of their eminence, and the answer he received when he asked them whether they could nndertake to say the mind of the testator was impaired, was a frank and straightforward negative. There, therefore, had bees an utter failure to impeach the validity of the will, and to carry the matter further would be going to an unjust and preposterous extent. With respect to costs he felt that tho whole of them must fall on Mr. Smee, as no reasonable ground had been shown for contesting the legality of the will. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Sales, 15,000 or 20,000 balm Advanoing. Im ports, 1,186 bales. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market was seasonably well supplied with produce. Fruit commanded a steady sale at about last week's prices ; and vegetables were in fair average request at full quota , tions. The currency was as follows : FRUIT. 0. d. a. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb.— 6 0 to 10 0 , Foreign do 2 0 to 3 0 ! Melons ... 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hi-sv. 3 0 to 4 0, Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 1 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 , Gooseberries lit sveo 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 ! a. d. 8 Mulberries,prpt..o oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun() oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 2 oto 2 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto u 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 0 Peaches ..... 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per b.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per di,. .. 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO OMNIBUS PROPRIETORS AND HORSE. xEEPERB.-Mr. Henry Ward, omnibus proprietor, of Stanley-mews, Paddington, and Henry Cunningham, horsekceper in his employ, appeared to answer the com plaint of Mr. Wm. Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of causing ahorse to be cruelly ill treated by sending it out while in a totally unfit state for work, The driver of the horse was charged at this court a few days since and fined 205., and the prestnt proceedings then ordered to be taken. Mr. Love attended to watch the case. From the evidence of Choyce and Temperley, two of the society's officers, it appeared that while in Oxford-street they saw a man in Mr. Ward's employ driving a /Air of horses attached to an omnibus laden with passengers. The off-side horse had four large raw wounds under the collar, and into which the collar was pressing. They then took the driver into custody, and he was fined 200. Choyce afterwards saw the defendant Cunningham, who admitted harnessing the horse and Bonding it out ; that he knew there were wounds on the horse, as ho had dressed them with fuller's earth before putting on the harness, and that the horse had been ill for several days. Cunningham also told the officer that ho had informed Mr. Ward that the horse was ill, and that Mr. Ward told him to keep it in. Choyce also saw Mr. Ward. who stated that he had given Cunningham orders to keep the horse in. Mr Ward said he was not aware of the condition of the horse, sometimes not seeing his horses for a month at a time. The magistrate said the appearance of the horse was enough to make one shudder, and it was Mr Ward's duty to see the condition the horses were in before they were vent out. Mr Cherry, the Government vetorinarysurgeon, said Mr. Ward was either very careless or reckless as to his horses, and was one amongst a few bad proprietors of horses he had had to deal with, The Magistrate said he entertained a doubt in this case whether the master could not be made responsible for the act of his servant. He should fine the defendant Cunningham 40s. or fourteen days, and discharged the defendant Ward, who, at the same time, he considered was bound in honesty to pay Cunningham's fine. WESTMINSTER. ILL-REQUITED SOLICITUDE.—EIizabeth Driscoll and Elizabeth Best, the former of whom had a child three years old with her, were charged with being drunk and disorderly at the Gun Tavern, Lupus. street, Pimlico. George Everest, 7G B, said that, at 8 o'clock last night, he found the defendants outside the tavern in question making a disturbance. He requested them to go away, but they refused, and as some persons collected he found it necessary to take them to the station. Driscoll, in defence, said that it all arose out of the shameful conduct of the barman. She and her friend went into the house to have a pint of beer, when she sat her little girl upon the counter becauso it was tired, whoa the barman found great fault, and insisted upon her taking it down. She objected, and, words ensuing, she and her friend were put out of the house, and then taken by the policeman. Mr. Selfe—Tho counter of a tavern does not seem to me to be a very proper place to seat a child. Driscoll--Th9 poor dear was tired, and, I am sure, could do no harm. Mr. Selfe called the barman, who said he certainly had spoken to Driscoll about seating her child upon the counter, and ho thought she had behaved very ill about it as lie did it from kindness. Mr. Selfe—How was that P Barman—Well, your worship, it is a metal counter, and you may observe the child's clothes are very short, and I thought it would be very cold and very unpleasant to the poor little thing to sit there, and so I told the mother, when instead of thanking me for my kindness she took offence, and told mo she had a right to do as she liked with her own. Then they went out and made a disturbance. Mr, Selfo—Well, it appears all to have arisen from an unpleasant mistake of your wishing the child taken from the counter. The defendants are discharged. THAUES. THE QUEEN OF THE TARTAILS.—VIOLENT ASSAULT IN THE COURT.—Ann Walker, aged, 38, a turbulent, drunken, and ferocious woman, who has been frequmtly in custody, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting her husband, Thomas Walker, a labourer, in the service of the Trinity-house, Corporation; and also assaulting Thomas Bogg, 608 and George Syer, 4gl, A. The complainant Walker said his wife instead of being a comfort to him was the bane of his life. She was an incorrigible drunkard. She had continually robbed her children of things he brought home to make them com fortable, and spent the proceeds in gin and beer. Last night she was again drunk, and made a disturbance in New Gravel-lane, Shadwell. Sho abused him and called him fearful names, because ho would not give her money. She then assaulted him and struck him several times. She had been in the practice of stripping his home and rais ing money on his property to purchase liquors, and did not care what weapon she used in her drunken fits. He was in danger of his life, and begged of the magistrate to protect him. Two police.constables deposed to the violence of the pri soner, her dreadful imprecations and blasphemy last night, and the assaults upon them. She struck one of thorn (Syer, 4SI A) on the mouth with her fist in the station-house, and caused it to bleed copiously. The prisoner, in defence, called her husband a vagabond, wretch, thief, and other names, and said, " I'll pay you out." She then advanced to the end of the dock and threw a thick slice of bread and butter at her husband, and said, "Take that, you --. murder you, I will." The bread,which was flung with great force, struck the man on theleft eye. He staggered from the effects of the blow, and immediately his eye was much inflamed. The bread was hard and stale. _ _ The prisoner's husband was again sworn, and deposed to the new assault, which every one in court witnessed. Mr. Partridge asked the man how long he had been married to the prisoner. Witness—l was married to her ono week before the Queen was married. _ _ _ Mr. Partridge said the prisoner was a bad, violent, and disgraceful woman, and had sold her own child's clothes for liquor—in fact, spending all she could in drink. He sentenced her to two months' imprisonment and hard labour for the assault on her husband, one month for the assault on Bogg, and one month for the assault on Syer—in all four months' imprisonment. Tho prisoner gave utterance to an oath, and said to her husband, " Now, you —, you are satisfied, I know:' SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON', April V.—Wind this day at noon—West ; moderato breeze awl cloudy. CIEDITF, April 20,—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Teneriffc, from Bilboa. OFF FALMOUTH, April 29.—Wind E.—Arrived—Re nown, from Calcutta. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRATFI. - - GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Atrived, Aptil 30. —Alice Holden, from Tobago—Merle ' from Dominica —John Brown, from Memel—Jesaie, from Port Kunda—Newcastle, from Calcutta—Union Grave, from Wismar —Castor and Anne Margreta, from Gothen burg—Speculation, from Oscarhamn. Sailed—Kelpie, for Bathurst—Selhie, Edmund Cooper, and Northern Outlet], Post Odessa—Alexandrina, for St. Helena—Stadt Dordt, eamer, for Dordt—Holland, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed.—Caroline Sanity, of Colchester—Lavinia, of Rochester —Tit zah, of Shields—all from the West, for the North—Adamant, from Adelaide, for London. Anchored. —Day Star, from Alexandria, for Dover. SHARSPERE A FOX-llUNTER.—Sporting journals claim Shakspere to have been a keen fox-hunter! YEGETABLEg. Greens, dz bunch 6 0 to 6 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 10 to 1 3 Hod ditto 0 0 so 0 0, Savoy do., pr dz 0 0 to 0 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 2 0 Brocoll sprouts Potatoes, per ton 45 0 to 90 0 New ditto, pr pt 1 0 to 1 6 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6 to 2 0 1 Carrots, pr do 4 6 to 6 6 Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 0 to 0 0 French beans, h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 9 to 0 New Do., dz bun 0 6 to 1 0 Spinach .. 0 8 to 0 10 Brussels sprouts 1 9 So 2 b Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pdu 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 10 to 1 3 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 • oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 1 2 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 4to 0 6 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6 Asparagus. pr do. 0 oto 0 0 seakale, por bun. 9 oto 1 POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 88 Od ; geese, Os Od to Os Od each ; gosling's, 5s to 8s Od; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od; ducklings, 4s Od to 6s Gd; rabbits, la Od to 2s Od each; wild do., is to Os Od; pigeons, Os Gd to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls, lOs Od to 16s Od; chickens, 8s Od to lOs Od ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ; partridges, Os to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to 3s 6d; snipes, Od to is Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, is Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os 9d to 10d each; guinea fowls, Gs Od to 7s Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, Os lid bo is Id ; English, Is Id to Is 3d per IL ; English eggs, 7s Od to 7s 6d ; French do., 5s Od to 6s act per 100; leverets, Os Od tb Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 9d to 2s Od ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per Ib ; turbots, 5s Od to 18s ; cod, 2s Od to 5s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; dorey 8,5 s Od to Gs Od ; mullets, Os Gd to is Gd ; lobsters, is to 3s Od; crabs, Gd to 2s Gd ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, Gd to 3s Od per pair ; common oysters, 18s to 24s ; natives, 6ls to 70s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to 6s; haddocks, Ss to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, —s per 100 ; fresh herrings, 7s to 8s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 28 10d to 4s 2d , mutton, 38 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 58 8d to 68 4d; veal, 38 8d to 48 8d ; and pork, 3 s Od to 4s 4d per Blbs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; lamb, 5s 8d to 68 4d ; veal, 3s 8d to 48 8d; and, pork, 3s Od to 48 4d per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from did to 7d, of household do., 5d to Gd per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, Rib to 641 b, 2;d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 80 . b, 31d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 31d to 41d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d tc4fd ; 961 b to 1041 b, 41d to 5d ; 10416 to 1121b,—d to —d. Horse hides, 108 Od to lls Od ; calf skins, light, 2s Gd to 4s ; full, 8s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half breds, lie Od to 14s Od ; Downs, 9s 6d to lls Gd; lambs, 2s 9d to 4s 3d; shearlings, is 9d to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 los Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 150 per load. Trade Plow. CUMBERLANT.—MemIow hay, £3 Os to £4l6s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, ill 6s to £1 15s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPIL.—Niegdow hay, £3 Os to £4150 ; clover £4 Os to £5 154 Od ; and s traw, £1 6a to £1 15s per load. A moderate demand. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE 'WEEK. Mies Opened. Ret;elpte. 1864. 180. A 2,024 2.059 765 651 2,059 2,317 6,292 6,552 18,011 16.140 262 314 3 8 314 147 161 452 41$ 1,865 1,1562 250 805 1,3, 2 1,386 1,610 1,011 244 177 2,410 1,774 8,003 7.763 1,334 2,867 8,930 8,3e6 39,.05 29,9 7 41,5'3 29,166 1,718 2.051 571 674 9,47 9,280 61, 6) 67.554 1,272 1,445 1,316 1,40 1,869 37,320 32,080 156 152 116 119 685 651 59,627 90,957 1,852 1,741 22,149 21,654 10292 17,391 6,141 3 196 1,451 400 14,153 15,014 1,352 1,20 S 1,552 1.258 2,132 1,941 45,128 41,203 6,015 5,472 1,633 1.460 2,791 2,715 Railways. 1864. 1863. Belfast and N, Counties . 136 136 Belfast and County Down.... 49 49 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 121 i Caledonian Cockermouth& Workington Bl 81 Cork and Bandon 20 20 Cork, Blackrcck, & Passage o} 8 1 Cork and Youghal .. 821 . 821 Cornwall .... 1 652 631 Deeside l7 17 Dublin & Mast Junction 63 83 Dublin and Drogheda 76 63 Dublin and Meath ' Dub. & Wicklow and Wexta; glit *l4 lidinburgh and Glasgow 173 1694 Funiess, &o OO 8/ Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eas tern,Nrfk.,&E. Union B6S PM Great Northern 353 85: Great North of Scotland 6B 68 Gt, Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 9t.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3731 829 Great Western 10561 10581 Inverness & Aberdeen Juno 864 861 Inverness & Perth Janction 119} Irish North-Western 145 145 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 895} Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 264 26 Llanelly 461 46 London & North-Western London and Blackwall a o London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 261 250 London, Chatham, & Dover 72 72 Do. Metropolitan Extension 10 4 5/ Han.,Sheflield.&Lineolnsh blanch. S.J un.& Altrincham 9} 9} Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 630 Midland GLWestn. of hind 2591 2591 Monkland Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire Oswestry and Newton 5O Ithymney, ... l9/ St. Helen's Canal & Railway 62 Scottish Central ............ Scottish North-Eastern ..... Somerset and Dorset B6 South Devon South-Eastern Taff Vale 67 Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Vale of Neath 32} Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 271 W.Hartlepool Harbr.StßaiL 52 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmut 7 Whitehaven Junction l3 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp anti Rotterdam 52 Austrian B2B Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction 2B Bombay, Baroda, & ten. India 185 Buffalo and Lake Huron HI Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 Dutch Rhenish Eastern Bengal Eastern of }ranee 1135 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O Great Indian Peninsula 553 Great Luxembourg 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 4101 1079/ V 21 23,122 12.220 63,180 52,779 3,545 3, 09 8,815 8.005 2,105 1,027 - 116 . 8741 2,3 7 2,091 6,400 5,033 6,040 5,034 138 39i 761 308 67 1051 671 509 8.865 8,616 19,680 18,567 5,615 5,552 2,613 2.:177 .154 179 2,714 1.981 '416 356 1,152 1,2 5 tBB 733 4,268 4.007 -. 808 713 ],070 600 2,055 850 79 447 490 94 697 44 Madras Madrid, Saraiossa &Alicant O5O Northern of Canada ... ..... Northern of France 607 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn lBO5 Paris and Orleans 1614 Pernambuco 771 Royal Danish 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B ____ 1,312 1,164 29,100 27,492 476 333 235 3,262 2,310 2,102 1.8/5 1,075 3,53 c, 4,577 3.969 1,687 1,318 62,732 57,3)7 26,6,5 19,981 19,053 14,8 8 12,912 8,657 4,4)5 4,971 406 487 14,90? 13,559 4,717 4.291. li;;OS9 17,611 1,69 2,6 47 316 9J4 South Austrian Bouthern of France Victorian l9B Welland West Flanders 75 W. and N.W. of France. 932 48} - t 3 133,9)4 131,214 149468,855 80,161 nR 1468 630 198 J,252 1;192 1,422 1,451 52,783 47,6 , 7 28,219 33,1590 10,358 8,880 - - 1,077 985 45.948 42,022 THE DEATH OF MR. I. G. EDGAR, an author whose name is well-known to boys of the present generation, is announced in the London Review to-day. His " Crusades and Crusaders," " Wars of the Roses," "History for Boys," and similar works, were published by the late Mr. David Bogue, and had a large circulation amongst juveniles. Mr. Edgar, who was a genial, kindly man, was only in his thirty-seventh year. THE RIGHT HON. JAMES WILSON'S STATUE.-- Lord Palmerston has announced his intention of subscribing to the fund for the erection of a statue of the late Mr,Jamis Wilson, financial minister of India, SUICIDE OF SIR THOMAS FITZGERALD.—We understand that letters have been received in town stating that at an early hour on Wednesday morning Sir Thomas Fitzgerald committed suicide by drowning himself in the river Suir, adjacent to his residence at Golden Hills, near the village of Golden, county Tipperary. Sir Thomas, who was the son of Sir John Judkin Fitzgerald, held the commission of the peace, and was the grand juror of the country. He was in the prime of life and of prepossessing appearance.—Dublin Tosi. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—Moi-aday—Royal Institution, at 2, Anniversary ; Asiatic, at 3 ; Entomological, at 7; Ar chitects, at 8, Annual General, Tuesday—Horticultural, at 3, " Cool Orchids," Mr. Bateman ; Anthropological, at 8, " Palinography of the New World," Mr. Bollaert ; " Health of British Troops," Mr. Bendyshe ; Photographic, at 8, Engineers, at 8, "Manufacture of Coke," M. Pemolet ; Royal Institution, at 3, " Animal Life," Professor Marshall. Wednesday—Society of Literature, at Si ; Society of Arts, at 8. Thursday—Antiquaries, at 8 ; Linnean, at 8 ; Royal Institution, at 3, " Music, 1600-1750," Professor Hullah ; Chemical at 8, " Organic Peroxides Theoretically Con sidered," Sir B. Brodie. Friday—Archseological Institute, at 4; Philological, at 8; Royal Institution, at 8, " Indium," Professor Roscoe. Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3, " Metallic Elements," Professor Franklaud,'4lhenowii, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. FRIDAY. A return of summer weather of the Two Thousand day on this, the last day of the First Spring Meeting, was de cidedly preferable to the cold easterly winds of Thursday and though the card was devoid of any i n t eres ti ng featur e the majority of the company remained to the end of the racing, and the final day showed a less falling off than usual. Seven items comprised the programme for the day, the largest number coloured being 11. The sport commenced at 11.45, when three competitors went for the four-yr-old Sweepstakes, which finished at the top:of the town. Stra della, recently arrived from Franco after running second to Dollar, was favourite, but like most of the French " pots" she disappointed her supporters, and Wingrave with a 71b penalty making all the running, won iu such easy style as to warrant " the Baron" in refusing to allow him to run under the provisions of the £2,000 claim. The Ma caroni stable proved so completely out .of " form" that, after Touch-and-Go was so ignominously beaten by Acuson in the succeeding race, 15 to 1 was laid against Coast Guard for the Derby. The Newmarket Stakes brought only four of the five coloured from the 29 subscribers. Claremont ar.d Balornock were nearly equal favourites at the opening of the betting, but at the close the Whitewall representative was decidedly favourite ; and although he won very easily, 1000 to 15 was offered against him for the Derby after the race. The largest field of the day, seven, ran in the succeeding race, the Rowley Milo Handicap Plate, made overnight, for which Redcap was elected favourite, and he was only beaten a short head from the " dead heaters," Principal and Oberon. The Sweep stakes on the T.Y.C.for 2-yr-olds proved the " good thing" it was thought for Le Mexicane; but the public having touched "pitch" so frequently left the French peoile to support their own horse. Antoinette, whose stable was re presented by Dolphin, was the only absentee for the three and four-year-old Sweeptakes, which consequently had five runners, and was won cleverly by the outsider, Quarantine. Coeur de Lion, the non-favourite, cleverly beat Royston, and the racing closed at a few minutes before 3 o'clock by Principal beating Oberon in the deciding heat. The fol lowing are details of the day's running : A Sweepstakes of 100 each, h ft, for four-year.olds and upwards ; certain allowances ; the winner to be sold for £2,000, or to carry 71b extra. 2 miles 119 yards, 6 subs. Baron Rothschad's Wingrave, 6 yrs, Oat 41b (in. 71b ex) (Wells) 1 Count F. do Lagrange's Stradella, 5 yrs, Bst lllb (A. Edwards) 2 Mr Naylor's Isoline, 4 yrs, Bst (Challoner) 3 Betting—Even on Stradella, 6 to 2 agst Wingrave, 100 to 30 agat Isoline. Wingrave made play, Isoline holding second place until ascending the hill half a mile from home, when she was beaten, and Straddle, approaching the cords, made ker effort to reach Wingrave, but never getting up, was beaten easily by three lengths; two lengths separated the second and third. A Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft ; 4- yr-olds and upwards; winners extra, T.M,M., 1 mile 7 fur 58 yards. Count Batthyany's Actroon, 4 yrs, Sat llb (inc 61b ex) (H. Bradley) 1 Mr Naylor's Touch and Go, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Challoner) 2 Betting-6 to 2on Touch and Go. They ran in close company for a mile, after which Actmon took a slight lead, and Touch and Go being beaten a quar ter of a mile from the finish, "the Count's" horse drew away and won with consummate ease by twelve lengths. After this race 16 to 1 was laid against Coast Guard for the Derby. The Newmarket Stakes, a subscription of 60 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds, colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b, winners extra. D.M., 7 fur 210 yds. 29 subs. Mr Bowes's Claremont, Bst 101 b Mr Night's The Count, Bst 101 b (Judd) 2 Mr Jaques's Laomedon, Bst 101 b (Bumby) 3 Mr W. S. Crawfurd's Balornock, Bst 101 b .. (S. Rogers) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Claremont, 2to 1 agst Balornock, 7 to 2 aget The Count, 6 to 1 ages Laomedon. The Count, wide of the other ,three, made play on the near side, Balornock and Claremont in close company on the judge's side, Laomedon in the middle of the course. They ran together for half a mile, after which Laomedon dropped into the rear, and Balornock shortly afterwards doing likewise, Claremont joined The Count, and an inte resting race ensued up the cords, which resulted in the victory of Claremont by a neck. The other two were beaten off, Balornock being stopped before reaching the post enabled Laomedon again to pass him. After the race 1,000 to 15 was offered agat Claremont for the Derby. A Handicap Plate of 100 soya for 3 yr-olds and upwards. R.M., 1 mild 17 yds. Mr Perry's Principal, 5 yrs, Bst 21b.... (NV. Boyct) t 1 Mr Barna's Oberon, 6 yrs, 7st 12Ib ..(J. Daley) t Marquis of Hastings' Redcap, 3 yrs, bat 13Ib (Herbert) 3 The following also ran :—Yamuna, Actreen, Roseneath, and Waveney. Betting-5 to 2 eget Redcap, 4to 1 agst Principal, 6to 1 each agat Oberon and Waveney, 7 to 1 agst Actaeon, 10 to 1 aged Yamuna. Roseneath made play over the Bushes Hill, followed by Yamuna, Red Cap, Oberon, and Principal, Half a mile from the finish Yamuna and Roseneath were beaten, and Redcap took up the running, followed closely on either side by Principal and Oberon. The three ran a splendid race, which ended in a dead heat with Principal and Oberon, Redcap only being beaten a short head from the pair. The next two were Roseneath and Waveney, Ya muna being last. Deciding Heat-5 to 4on Principal, who won by a short head. Factory Girl (late Swift), 4 yrs, Get 71b, being in the for feit list, was disqualified and not allowed to run for the above plate. A Sweepstakes of 10 Bove each, for two and three-yr olds ; certain allowances; the winner to be sold for 50 soya if demanded, /co. T.Y.C„ 5 fur. 140 yards. 6 subs. Count F. de Lagrange's Le Mexican° (bred in France), 2 yrs, Est 10lb (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr Perry's Whisky, 2 yrs, Est 101 b (Loates) 2 Mr Manuing'is Villeggiatura, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Custance) 3 Mr Bartholomew's Hassock, 2 yrs, Gat 71b ((1. Sayers) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Lo Mexican.), sto 2 eget Whisky, 7 to 2 agst Villegglatura, 7 to 1 eget Hassock. They ran in a lino for a quarter of a mile, when Hassock dropped away beaten, and shortly afterwards Villeggiatura also disappeared from the front, and Le Mexicane, waiting on Whisky to a distance from the judge, came away and won by two lengths ; a bad third. 'I he winner was claimed by Mr Perry, and Whisky was claimed by Mr Manning. A handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C., 5 fur. 140 yards. 7 subs. Mr Naylor's Quarantine, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (A. Woodhouse) 1 Mr H. Joice's Dolphin, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Custance) 2 Mr Savile's Clairvoyante, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (Morgan) 3 Count Batthyany's Lady Maud, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (Loates) 4 Mr Perry's Goldylocks, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (W. Boyce) 5 Betting-2 to 1 each agst Dolphin and Lady Maud (at first 6 to 4 was taken about the latter), 5 to 1 agst Goldy locks, 6 to 1 agst Clairvoyante. Lady Maud led for a short distance, but before reaching the cords she and Goldylocks were beaten, and Quarantine having the best of the finish won by three-quarters of a length; half a length dividing the second and third; the other two beaten off. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; winner to be sold for 100 soya, with selling allowances. T.Y.C., 6 fur. 140 yards. 4 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Coeur de Lion, 3 yrs (625), ist 101 b (Morgan) 1 Mr IV. Bovill's Royston, 3 yrs (£25), 7st 101 b (11. Grimshaw) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Royston, who ran in close company with Coeur de Lion into the cords, where he gave way, and was beaten by a length. MATCR-200, h ft. Ab. M. Mr Craven's Young Rapid, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b Received forfeit Mr Payne's Birkenhead, 3 yrs, Bst 31b....Paid CHELTENHAM STEEPLECHASES-FRIDAY. The Southam Plate (Handicap) of 30 Bove, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; the winner to be sold for 60 sove, &c.; winners extra. 3 miles over the country. Mr F. Jacobs's Maid of Perth, gat 121 h (lizott) 1 Mr 11. Formty's Miss Laurie, 5 yrs, 10st ..(Page) 2 The following also ran :—Light of Other Days, Lady Lovell, Brian Borhohne, and Hinds. Betting-2 to 1 agst Light of Other Days, 3to 1 agst Maid of Perth, 4 to I agst Hinds, 5 to 1 agst Miss Laurie. Won by ten lengths; only two passed the post. The winner was bought in. _ _ The Farmers' Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 25 added ; for hunters ; 12st each ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders ; jockeys 71b extra. Three miles, over the Steeple chase Course. Mr L, Cornock's The Berkeley Hunt, aged, 12st 71b (Grace) 1 Mr Henry's Unprotected Female, aged, 13st 71b (Mr Wood) 2 Mr Stratton's La Belle Noisette, aged, 12st (Mr Wentworth) 3 Tho following also ran : Walton Lass, Auctioneer, Downton, Merry Maid, and Electra. Betting-6 to 4 agst Merry Maid, 4to 1 agst Downton, 5 to 1 agst Electra ar.d La Belle Noisette, Won by two lengths—four lengths between second and third, The winner was objected to on the ground of a cross. The Prince of Wales's Steeplechase (Handicap) of 100 sous. winners extra. Three miles oyer the Steeplechase Course. Mr Bidgood's Rattlesnake, 3 yre, lOst 121 b (Owner) 1 Captain C. 11. Tempest's Merrimac, lOst 121 b ..(Knott) 2 Mr Rich's Ladbrooke Lass, lOst Sib (Page) 3 Mr Adams's Chamade, 6 yrs, 12et Glb (G. Holman) 4 Mr Chapman's Harkaway, aged, 10-t 121 b (Mr. F. Lotan) 5 Mr F. Rowland's Medora, aged list 11th (Reeves) 6 Mt H. Melville's Acton, lOst 61b (J. Holman) 7 Switch also ran. Betting—Even on Merrimac, 3 to 1 agst Switch, 5 to 1 agst Chamade, 10 to 1 each agst Medora and Rattlesnake. Won by a neck—a bad third. __ _ The Cole°hill= Scramble of 1 eov each, 'with 30 added, 1 Ist two miles, was won b y M r B ygood ' s Bridegroom (Knott), beating O cean Wit c h, list 21b (Reeves), second; Hinds, lOst (C. Boyce), third; Globule, list 21b (G. Hob. man; Cumberland, 60st 71b, and Gaylad, lOst 21b. Betting-5 to 4on Ocean Witch, 9to 4 agat Bridegroom, 6 to 1 each agst Globule and Hinda. Won by four lengths. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE --This Day, CITY BETTING.—THis DAY. CHESTER CUP. bto 1 agst Accident (taken) 7 to 1 agst Gordian Knot (taken) 15 to 2 agst Hersey filly (taken) 9 to 1 agst Change (taken) 105 8 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 100 to 7 agar Little Stag (taken) 100 to 7 agst Oldnainster (taken) 100 to 7 agst Muezzin (taken) 100 to 7 agst Bacchus (taken) 30 to 1 agst Welcome (taken) 30 to 1 aget Earl of Surrey (taken) 40 to 1 agst Rose (taken) —=--- LONDON GAZETTE. —Last Eve: Tho Gazate of this evening contains a number of pro motions and alterations of rank amongst the ofllcers of the Staff and of her Majesty's Indian forces. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of oomme:cial portance in the Gazette : William Nash, baker, Merton, Surrey Thomas Holloway, publican, Cross-lane, St. Giles Emma Bowden, licensed victualler, Covent•garden William Anderson, chip plumber, Ratcliffe Charles Burtwell, plumber, Old Kent-road Frederick Stanhope, stationer, Homerton Henry Fletcher, commission agent, Cheapsido Frederick Gibson, baker, Old Ford Robert J. Leeds, timber merchant, New Charlton Godfrey C. Dohoo, transfer agent, Cannon-street, City William J. Bowen, builder, Bethnal-green Wm. Bradbuiy, baker, Bicester Robert Shears, fishmonger, Richmond James La Pla, tailor, Wisbeach William Sutton, printer. Fetter-lane John Rurnney, tailor, Upper Clapton George;Smyth, farmer, Brandeston, Suffolk Josiah Oates, broker, Dewsbury William Scarlett, chemist, Hanley Wm. Drake, mineral merchant. Sheffield Henry Steel. beerseller, Commercial-road, Middlesex Richard Henry Hotham, surgeon, Thames Ditton John Barker, coachbuilder, Bowden, Yorkshire James Scarborough, gasfitter, Birkenhead Joseph Cookson, publican, Hoylake, Cheshire BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Wilson Hartley, licensed victualler, Old Accrington SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Robert Ritchie, baker, Glasgow Alexander Rennie, slater, Aberdeen Alexander Macfarlane, Tornhill, near Falkirk Alexander M. Buchanan, warehouseman, Glasgow Course of the Exchange.—lesterday. kmaterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 192 Antwerp • • 25 574 Brussels — 25 674 Hamburgh — 13 9 Paris .. Short. 25 20 11 17± 12 0} 12 of 25 62± 25 62± 13 sot 25 25 25 67± 2.5 70 1191 11 90 11 90 33} Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine -119 i Vienna 11 80 33} Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid ... ... 48 48} Cadiz Leghorn — 25 62} 25 70 Milan — 25 65 25 70 Genoa 25 65 25 70 Naples Palermo .. ...- 25 65 2.5 7(11 Messina — 25 65 25 70 Lisbon — 611 62 Oporto...- . —61 k Foreign Gold in Bare (Standard), per 0z.... 18 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE., Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. May 19. via Marseilles May 13, Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. May 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 22. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 2. via Marseilles May 2. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. May 2. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 2. via Marseilles May 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. May 12. via Marseilles May 6. Portugal Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampt on May 2, via Marseilles May 2 Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... May 5. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. May 10. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tanen& .. May —. Bahamas, via New York May 5. Mexico. ....May 30, All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 ~, California. and Briti s h C o l um bi a .. May —. REPRESENTATION OF STOCKPORT.—Sir Joshua. Walmsley is spoken of as a candidate for the borough of Stockport, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Kershaw, M.P. The number of electors is about 1,450, anti at the general election of 1859 the numbers stood as follows —Mr. Kershaw, 769; Mr. J. B. Smith, 641; Mr. W. Gibb, 694, COMMITTEE ON THE NEW METROPOLITAN RAIL• WAYS.—Yesterday in the committee on the metropolitan railways the case of the London and South-Western Rail way Company's proposed extensions to Battersea, and for other purposes, was further considered, Mr. Scott, the traffic manager, being the principal witness examined. Thereafter Mr. Carter, the solicitor, and Mr. Cawkwell, the general manager of the London and North-Western Railway, were examined for the West London aailway Company's opposition, which relates principally to j unction. and agreements. THE YELVERTON CASE.—The case for the respon dent (the lion. Mrs. Thersea Longworth or Yelver ton) was deposited on Thursday in the House of Lords. It is understood that the case will be upon the paper for hear ing on Thursday, the 6th of May. Tho counsel .engaged for the appellant (Major Yelverton) are—Sir Hugh Cairns, Mr. Rolt, Mr. Anderson, Q.C., and Mr. John Millar, advo cate, Mesdrs. Sang and Adam, S.S.C., of Edinburgh, and Tippetts and Son, of London—solicitors. The eottnsel for Mrs. Yelverton are—the Lord-Advocate of Scotland, the Attorney-General of England (Sir Roundell Palmer),. the Judge-Advocate of England (Dr. Phillimore), Mr. White side, of the Irish Bar, and Mr. J. Campbell Smith., of the Scotch Bar; solicitors, Mr. James Somerville, of Edin burgh, and Messrs. Simson, Trail, and Wakeford, of W est naiLsl er. THE MERSEY RAMS.--LIVERPOOL, April 29.—. Messrs. Fletcher, Hull, and Stone, of Liverpool, have re ceived a telegram stating that the commission has been executed in Egypt, and that the commissioners will reach London on the 7th May. The trial will therefore certainly take place on the 29th. ___ THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.—We are sorry to hear that tho Duke of Newcastle was taken with alarming symptoms on Thursday. His Grace passed a bad night, and was no better yesterday. ANOTHER PROFANITY.—Ronan fig busy with a Life of St. Paul, "the founder of Chrietianity.,"—n a Reader. WHAT IS A "MIDDLE-AGED MAN ?"—A. friend of Mr. Childers is quite angry with ns for calling him a middle-aged man. He is, ho says, only thirty-six, We thought he had been four years older, and readily ad mit that An the present House of Commons, filled as it is with old and middle-aged notabilities, a man of thirty. s i z is really youthful. He is only thirteen years older than Pitt when he became Premier. Mr. Childers was returned for Pontefract without opposition, and made a quiet, se ns ib le speech, in which he said that the Government till a very little while ago did not know whom it had for friend s on the Continent, but he hoped " prospects were brighteni ng, ,, for "we certainly knew that between this country and France the u'ralice the same good feeling exists as heretofore. "-- h tip ec t a ton THE DUKE OF kiUTHERLAND'S CARRIA . GE, in which General Garibaldi entered London, is Said to have been rendered on that occ , xsion little bette r t h an a wrec k. The spokes are shattered, t.ho sides l oosened, the li n i ngs torn and spoiled, the box nearly and the r amble quite broken from the body. It is a wonder bow it reached Sutherland House. Mr. FECIITER recently sent XlO3 to Mr. Jessop, Mayor of Sheffield, for the sufferers by ti. Sheffield dim. ter, the profits of the benefit given by him, in their behalf, at the Lyceum Theatre. MISS LYDIA TilomPsoN'a LATE HUSBAND.—Mr. C. Tilbury, who wa s un f ortu nately killed by his horse falling with hi m l ast week , had been prudent enough, Journal, according to the C ourt to effect an insurance against all accid ents with the Accidental Death Insurance Company ' By a paymen t almost trifling he had thus secured a sum e l Ll (if/ f o r that deservedly popular favou rite, his widow, Letter known as Miss Lydia Thompson, and infant child. THE CLIMATE OF INDIA seems to be fatalto men of middle a ge w ho go to it for the first time. lr Henry Mills, Q„C., the last appointed judge, had taken his vat upon the bench but a few days when inflammation of the bowels terminated his life.—Law Times of today, A CoDIICAL FOUNTAIN STATUE has been de signed by a Hanover sculptor, Mr. Rosenthal, re presenting a monkey holding a champagne bottle, of which h o h a s imprudently drawn the cork, and the contents of which he vainly endeavours to stop. The champagne is represented by the different rays of the fountain bursting out in all directions.—Ths Ria(4,.. stock aleck stock 100 stock stook a took tock stock 20 stock ktock stock stook 62& 49j 8 102 1i ~, f